I thank the lord on my knees every day for having been a teen in the 80s. I got that timing right! Anyone who missed the 80s missed out on LIFE, simple as that!
@@52missouri and 1962. How lucky were we. ❤️ Saw these guys live so many times. So good. We had live music 5 nights a week and so many choices. Wish I had a time machine. 😀❤️ Stay safe,
I remember when I first heard Icehouse and went out and brought whatever of theirs I could find. The records are still in my collection and well worth a play when I have the opportunity. Great music!
This song reminds me of drinking wine with my dad on Sunday night and him asking me to play him all his favourite songs on UA-cam. Now he’s in a nursing home.. I sit on my own listening to this songs wishing he was with me
Iva Davies one of our best singer songwriters. Unique voice, so stylish and those amazing videos with a plot. He is also a talented actor! Thank you for so many.great songs. You are an inspiration.
Absolute Legend xx ps my Mam and Dad's photo here before they had me lol they are my world my life my heart my breath my everything my me sorry for rant they even have to listen and Iva lol but they even love him my Dad loves Ivas earlier years me lol Everything xx
Icehouse has a variety of great tracks and still has a wide audience, and with a reason. This iconic video was produced by the talented Australian Russell Malchay.
Love this song. This band were so underrated. Rare to find an Icehouse fan in the "real world" but glad to see there's so many other people out there that are fans in the digital world. With the demise of so much due to Covid...looks like the cafes are under threat now...play this song for them and anyone else in catering at the mo.
❤JUST LOVE❤ from an Aussie living for 23 years in Germany (where Icehouse has never been forgotten and is still very much loved) PURE MUSICAL CLASS IVA 🇦🇺💞🇩🇪
Brilliant. The new wave of 80's music from Australia, NZ the US and the UK was incredible at the time and unfortunately never to be equalled or repeated.
I'm a Pom and I've been a Icehouse fan since the beginning, I heard them thanks to family that are in Melbourne, they are definitely underrated is a understatement, still like them now . The 80s were the best for music for sure 👌
@@kathyt6554 Not in the UK. I was gutted they never really toured here. They only had a few hits here sadly. We were unindated with crappy SAW music instead. :(
@@User-mj9hv To me, Australia had the most amazing talent back then and even earlier with Zoot and Masters Apprentices who I loved even in primary school.
@@karenglenn6707 Even bands like the Go-Betweens and Hoodoo Gurus. Their sound is a fresh today as it over 30 years on. Now it’s all hideous The Voice/Australian Idol/X Factor rubbish. Depressing stuff.
@@Calbear94 I saw AC/DC live a lot in the mid 70’s as a teenager in Melbourne with Bon. Some of the most exciting musical times in my life. Freaking brilliant even then, we were so lucky!! So I have to add them, just for their greatness!
Yes he sounds like both of them in different songs. I asked Siri to play Icehouse and honestly got confused as I thought she was playing Bryan Ferry. 😂
Find the Icehouse all-covers release "Heroes" and hear Bowie's Heroes -- not one but two versions -- and Roxy's fabulous "A Really Good Time" from the Siren LP.
This song is the opinimity of the 80s Honest, raw, and real.. No other music compares to this gem. If you don't appreciate this...then God help you Aaron
If you love Bowie and Roxy music get yourself a copy of this magnificent new wave masterpiece primitive man it's an amazing combo of station to station and low era Bowie with mid 70s era Roxy music this is the best
Iva's use of heavy Synthesizer pads always riding in the background gave his music such wonderful warmth. They used two Prophet 5 synthesizers amongst other things
It wasn't technically a band at this point. Iva played everything on this album himself, including the oboe (classically trained) and LinnDrums. Primitive Man is quite possibly the best album made in the 1980s. My fanaticism for them stretched to the point where l followed them for several dates on the Measure For Measure tour with a friend, which led to Iva graciously providing tickets for us at 3 stops on the Man Of Colours tour. One of the greatest nights of my life was the last show we went to in Richmond, VA. Iva walked onstage and shielded his eyes from the lights until he could spot us, and waved. After the show we met up with him at the bar at the Richmond Omni, and he was so glad to see us...he even said something to the effect of "Now l can relax with a couple of friends, l don't have many over here". We sat and talked for about 3 hours, and when l ran out of cigarettes Iva put his pack of Dunhills on the bar. Incredibly, he was wearing the jacket that he wore on the cover of Sidewalk, and he let me put it on. Just a wonderful, wonderful guy. And l most definitely should mention keyboardist Andy Qunta who is the absolute sweetest man in the world and we are friends to this day! About 35 years now. Andy has just rereleased his solo album Legend ln A Loungeroom in a deluxe edition, and has released two CDs with his 1970s band Factory. All of them are fantastic!! Sorry, when l get going on Icehouse l can't stop. With everything Iva went on to do it is amazing to think l was fortunate to spend an evening at a bar with him.
@Geoffrey Logsdon - thankyou for your beautiful story - one can tell that in the category of "sweetness" and "wonder" you are right up there with them. May you keep listening and loving. It is truly so beautiful to read.
1988 Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. July 3rd was always the big fireworks show over the lake. Iva (i know) put on such an incredible show. Dude was playing every instrument he could find laying around. Turned around when the fireworks started and put the concert on hold. I'll never forget that concert. I was just gobsmacked by his talent. Fantastic musician.
As a 15 year old in 1980 The Flowers at Caringbah YMCA was my first gig. Though The Numbers being on the undercard was my first ever band. Still to The Flowers I had my first kiss. To Icehouse I soon after swayed along with my first love in my arms. Till this day as a 58 year old I still wait at the Street Cafe.
Saw them do this live last week in Bendigo, Victoria. The video was playing behind them as they did it. Great concert, made me feel 23 again which is when I last saw them live. Love the feeling of music coming up through your feet. Want to see them again!!
Incredibly creative time in music (1980-1985) where talent just seemed to be in abundance. Here, a gem from Icehouse (amongst the cream of Australian music). Love the whole video and vibe (far off east, mysterious, etc).
I once bumped ( literally) into Ivor Davies. I had bought a few drinks for my table and as I turned from the bar I clipped him as we were on each others blind sides and zi spilt one of he drinks on him.I recognised him immediately and said Sorry I can't help myself.He said Ok ,we can get together and talk about it. I said in a s Street Cafe? He said I am sure we can find one in this Great Southern Land.I said Ok you win I can't think of any more Icehouse songs.He lsughed.Grest Bloke a real giant of Oz music
So glad I was a teenager back in the 80s, the guitar is sublime in this song. An awsum band and Iva still sounds amazing. I saw them live in NZ, and loved them. Aussie had great bands back then.
So many hits from them why isn't music written and sang like that no more this style of noise people call music these days just has no comparison to the rock n roll of the 80's
Yup, that's music, great music indeed, from one of the more under-rated groups back in the day, deserving more credit, IMHO. Primitive Man was a great album, circa 1982.
I was, but still missed out on Icehouse. Never saw a single thing from them apart from Hey Little Girl. Same happened with The Associates. Didnt hear them until the mid 90's in England. That's even a bigger sin. The Comsat Angles i only discovered around 2008 or so. It makes me sick to think about.
Ein Song aus meiner Kindheit,mir blutet das Herz. Das war noch Musik
I thank the lord on my knees every day for having been a teen in the 80s. I got that timing right! Anyone who missed the 80s missed out on LIFE, simple as that!
I got the best of both ,the 70s and 80s.
Ok, Boomer
If you weren't around in the 80's you were robbed.
If you were born in 1952 you saw them all.
@@52missouri and 1962. How lucky were we. ❤️ Saw these guys live so many times. So good. We had live music 5 nights a week and so many choices. Wish I had a time machine. 😀❤️ Stay safe,
Hell Yeah!! Totally Agree! Robbed So Much!! Best Decade for SO MUCH Cool music & Bands!!✌️✌️
Not even kidding, I feel like I have been robbed.
Luckily now we can all go back in time with UA-cam and listen to all the classic 70s 80s hits,which I love
I remember when I first heard Icehouse and went out and brought whatever of theirs I could find. The records are still in my collection and well worth a play when I have the opportunity. Great music!
All these years of hearing this song, this is the first time I've seen the video that accompanies it. I am so lost in the 80s musically!
This song reminds me of drinking wine with my dad on Sunday night and him asking me to play him all his favourite songs on UA-cam. Now he’s in a nursing home.. I sit on my own listening to this songs wishing he was with me
...but your wrong. He is there with you.
@@joshalmanza129 thank you so much for your words- I really appreciate it
@@karinahighman5149 No, thank you for being a Great Person. Rock on!
We wish you both well. Live for the music! What's his name?
Remember the good times
Iva Davies one of our best singer songwriters. Unique voice, so stylish and those amazing videos with a plot. He is also a talented actor! Thank you for so many.great songs. You are an inspiration.
yes I agree how old are you don't forget he was there in a time when bad things were happening
the 80's wow how quickly we forget the past but who want's to remember that but don't forget history repeats
Absolute Legend xx ps my Mam and Dad's photo here before they had me lol they are my world my life my heart my breath my everything my me sorry for rant they even have to listen and Iva lol but they even love him my Dad loves Ivas earlier years me lol Everything xx
Icehouse has a variety of great tracks and still has a wide audience, and with a reason. This iconic video was produced by the talented Australian Russell Malchay.
Eine.absolute.jokerband.tolle.ohrwürmer.die.80er.tolle.zeit.
2020, nearly the end of isolation,still listing to ice house😎, who's with me..😎
I with you!, 💕💕💕
Congrats but we were listening before...
I’m back onboard.
I am with you Isabella contact me please
Im with you😁
Someone really needs to make music like this again! Rock is so hard to find in mainstream music these days!
Kudos@The kantaral . Time to revisit or reminisce good or great classic alternative, free-form rock again.
I have time machine who is coming whith me
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Love this song. This band were so underrated. Rare to find an Icehouse fan in the "real world" but glad to see there's so many other people out there that are fans in the digital world. With the demise of so much due to Covid...looks like the cafes are under threat now...play this song for them and anyone else in catering at the mo.
What a nice sound and this lovely singer..
f#ck covid .
Man when that guitar crashes as the door bursts open the first time... transcendental.
Icehouse… so many iconic songs
Nach 40 Jahren immer noch ein HAMMER HIT♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Ja, großes Kino.
Das waren die80-ziger, geile Zeit 👍👍
I had a great time in Germany-Bavaria in the Eighties (born 1968). 😀Limahl, Nena, Yazoo, OMD, Billy Idol, David Bowie and so on....
❤JUST LOVE❤ from an Aussie living for 23 years in Germany (where Icehouse has never been forgotten and is still very much loved) PURE MUSICAL CLASS IVA 🇦🇺💞🇩🇪
Yes! I am german and listen to that band very often!!! ❤
1973
Was lucky enough to see Icehouse play at Therbarton Town hall in Adelaide in the mid 80s.
Brilliant. The new wave of 80's music from Australia, NZ the US and the UK was incredible at the time and unfortunately never to be equalled or repeated.
I agree 100%!
i totally agree with the comment ; If you wernt around in the 80,'s you were robbed . . .SO TRUE! Love this band . . : ))
Sydney
The 1980's
INXS
Icehouse
Jimmy Barnes
Noiseworks
Diesel
The list goes on!
Incredible music!
@@davidmeakin2610 yeah fantastic!! also 1927!! all those & Fleetwood mac!
How’s Alivia’lee
I'm a Pom and I've been a Icehouse fan since the beginning, I heard them thanks to family that are in Melbourne, they are definitely underrated is a understatement, still like them now . The 80s were the best for music for sure 👌
My favorite Icehouse song.
This video has "Hungry Like the Wolf" vibes, but the quality is so much better--real music.
Australia's most under rated band and by far the best live band I've ever seen...
You obviously didnt grow up in the 90s they were flogged everywhere mainly iva davis
@@kathyt6554 Not in the UK. I was gutted they never really toured here. They only had a few hits here sadly. We were unindated with crappy SAW music instead. :(
i was very much around in the 80,s and 90,s and god knows how i missed these boys, awesome musician's and songwriter's
Not underrated at all...
So thankful I grew up in Australia when I did. The music was incredible. So many memories listening to Icehouse.
We were spoilt, weren’t we? We just assumed that the quality music would just keep coming.
@@User-mj9hv To me, Australia had the most amazing talent back then and even earlier with Zoot and Masters Apprentices who I loved even in primary school.
@@karenglenn6707 Even bands like the Go-Betweens and Hoodoo Gurus. Their sound is a fresh today as it over 30 years on. Now it’s all hideous The Voice/Australian Idol/X Factor rubbish. Depressing stuff.
Icehouse, Men at Work, Midnight Oil, Hunters & Collectors, and INXS are all among my favorite bands.
@@Calbear94 I saw AC/DC live a lot in the mid 70’s as a teenager in Melbourne with Bon. Some of the most exciting musical times in my life. Freaking brilliant even then, we were so lucky!! So I have to add them, just for their greatness!
Iva Davies; Australia's answer to David Bowie and Roxy Music.
So true. I heard this for the first time today (!) and couldn't decide whether it was Icehouse or Ferry/Roxy Music.
Yes he sounds like both of them in different songs. I asked Siri to play Icehouse and honestly got confused as I thought she was playing Bryan Ferry. 😂
Find the Icehouse all-covers release "Heroes" and hear Bowie's Heroes -- not one but two versions -- and Roxy's fabulous "A Really Good Time" from the Siren LP.
Australias Bryan Ferry.
Better than Brian and David.
This song is the opinimity of the 80s
Honest, raw, and real..
No other music compares to this gem.
If you don't appreciate this...then God help you
Aaron
When times were simple and happy. Always Icehouse, since 7 years of age just after Flowers.
The 80s ❤❤❤best time in my life....i miss the good tears.
Outstanding track, the combination of sophisticated keyboards and raw guitar is brilliant
And Iva playing his oboe !
Bro, that triple kick gets you though.
I just love that guitar wall of sound. It sounds like a powerful jet taking off. Pure guitar power...
Can't beat the old Marshall Amplifiers with valves.
If you love Bowie and Roxy music get yourself a copy of this magnificent new wave masterpiece primitive man it's an amazing combo of station to station and low era Bowie with mid 70s era Roxy music this is the best
Always thought Street Cafe had some nice Roxy feels about it, not least of which the oboe solo!
Icehouse have a haunting sound.
Iva's use of heavy Synthesizer pads always riding in the background gave his music such wonderful warmth. They used two Prophet 5 synthesizers amongst other things
Man. Brilliant Brilliant song. Love ICEHOUSE. Fantastic Australian band.
It wasn't technically a band at this point. Iva played everything on this album himself, including the oboe (classically trained) and LinnDrums.
Primitive Man is quite possibly the best album made in the 1980s.
My fanaticism for them stretched to the point where l followed them for several dates on the Measure For Measure tour with a friend, which led to Iva graciously providing tickets for us at 3 stops on the Man Of Colours tour. One of the greatest nights of my life was the last show we went to in Richmond, VA. Iva walked onstage and shielded his eyes from the lights until he could spot us, and waved. After the show we met up with him at the bar at the Richmond Omni, and he was so glad to see us...he even said something to the effect of "Now l can relax with a couple of friends, l don't have many over here". We sat and talked for about 3 hours, and when l ran out of cigarettes Iva put his pack of Dunhills on the bar.
Incredibly, he was wearing the jacket that he wore on the cover of Sidewalk, and he let me put it on.
Just a wonderful, wonderful guy. And l most definitely should mention keyboardist Andy Qunta who is the absolute sweetest man in the world and we are friends to this day! About 35 years now. Andy has just rereleased his solo album Legend ln A Loungeroom in a deluxe edition, and has released two CDs with his 1970s band Factory. All of them are fantastic!!
Sorry, when l get going on Icehouse l can't stop. With everything Iva went on to do it is amazing to think l was fortunate to spend an evening at a bar with him.
@Geoffrey Logsdon - thankyou for your beautiful story - one can tell that in the category of "sweetness" and "wonder" you are right up there with them.
May you keep listening and loving. It is truly so beautiful to read.
Timeless!... Aussie has put out some good music!.. thanks mate from across the ditch 👍🎵🇳🇿
1988 Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. July 3rd was always the big fireworks show over the lake. Iva (i know) put on such an incredible show. Dude was playing every instrument he could find laying around. Turned around when the fireworks started and put the concert on hold. I'll never forget that concert. I was just gobsmacked by his talent. Fantastic musician.
As a 15 year old in 1980 The Flowers at Caringbah YMCA was my first gig. Though The Numbers being on the undercard was my first ever band.
Still to The Flowers I had my first kiss. To Icehouse I soon after swayed along with my first love in my arms. Till this day as a 58 year old I still wait at the Street Cafe.
I can never get sick of this song ever
It reminds of days gone bye it fills like yesterday it like blink of an eye where has 40years gone
Heard this classic first year on my own as a soldier Fall 1982. Always chased away homesickness.
I'm so happy I got to live this music.
What a wonderful time, all of us knew it, nice to say it wasn't missed on us....
The melodic vocal style of Davies is magical on this particular song ..yeah the heartbeat is in waves when and every time I hear this brilliant song
Icehouse 🍻🍻🍻 phenomenal
Love Icehouse but I can always here Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry in there somewhere.
my god pinball,fish and chips , fights,frendships how good was that and it used to end at the local cafe
+Craig Downie Just as long as you remembered to raid your money box for 20 cent coins to play the games!
Saw them do this live last week in Bendigo, Victoria. The video was playing behind them as they did it. Great concert, made me feel 23 again which is when I last saw them live. Love the feeling of music coming up through your feet. Want to see them again!!
Awesome 😊
Super Song aus meiner besten Zeit. Da kommen Erinnerungen wieder.......
Iva Davis was great ,shame the world didn't get to hear these songs
Wow. These guys made some terrific music.
Incredibly creative time in music (1980-1985) where talent just seemed to be in abundance. Here, a gem from Icehouse (amongst the cream of Australian music). Love the whole video and vibe (far off east, mysterious, etc).
I aways come back to listen to this song once and again. It never gets old.
What great aussie rock those were the days magnificent
Another great song of there’s.
I bought this and hey little at the time I had never heard of them
Love this group! One of my all time favorites 🙂
I once bumped ( literally) into Ivor Davies. I had bought a few drinks for my table and as I turned from the bar I clipped him as we were on each others blind sides and zi spilt one of he drinks on him.I recognised him immediately and said Sorry I can't help myself.He said Ok ,we can get together and talk about it. I said in a s Street Cafe? He said I am sure we can find one in this Great Southern Land.I said Ok you win I can't think of any more Icehouse songs.He lsughed.Grest Bloke a real giant of Oz music
Schöne Musik aus den 80er Jahren auch die anderen Stücke wie Hey a littel Girl!!!
Number 1 hit in Germany
Really? Makes me happy 🙂🤙🎶 Australian classic
I bought this on vinyl in the 80’s. My first Icehouse music. Love this song.
I love that metronomic, grinding rhythm guitar. It really drives the song.
Love it very eerie and haunting
Yes yes
Fantastic song, love the guitar work through the chorus
Why is everyone commenting on the awesome guitar but no one is mentioning the epic drum work.
Correction: Drum machine programming. It was all Linn Drum (A VERY expensive drum machine of that era)
Wow loving this song for over 30 years… never thought there was a film clip…. It’s a movie on its own .. cool
So glad I was a teenager back in the 80s, the guitar is sublime in this song. An awsum band and Iva still sounds amazing. I saw them live in NZ, and loved them. Aussie had great bands back then.
Iva Davies was the soundtrack of my life in my early teens in NZ
My Fave Icehouse song.
IVA is a giant artist....
One of my most favorite Icehouse songs, among several others. Primitive Man was one of their better albums, IMO.
Bumping this because if you remember then you'll know
My favourite icehouse video
takes you right back to some good memories
My favourite icehouse song of all time
The 80s were great for me got into these guys about 87
... another Russell Mulcahy masterpiece ...
This was Mulcahy?!
@@jarredschenke3837 Yep
Ich liebe dieses Lied..seit Jahren, es baut mich auf .
Aufregend schön.
So many hits from them why isn't music written and sang like that no more this style of noise people call music these days just has no comparison to the rock n roll of the 80's
An AMAZING song by Icehouse! 😃🤪
SUPERB ! 🎶✨
Simply magnificent. 🦘🏏😎
Aufregend schön
Love this film clip
That´s music.....
Yup, that's music, great music indeed, from one of the more under-rated groups back in the day, deserving more credit, IMHO. Primitive Man was a great album, circa 1982.
Been stuck in my head for days. One of the best songs ever made
Awesome song!!!! I love so much this band! From Brazil!!!
What great band awesome music and lyrics I already have all their songs in my cell
What a fantastic song and one of the greatest bands
Brilliant time the eighties.great music.we weren't computerised robots.
Proud Aussie, proud of our music
Just noticing the awesome production quality of the vid. Way above par for its time 🎶🤙👍
What a wonderfull song...
The 80s were great & this song proves it👍👍👍✌️
Brilliant My favourite ICEHOUSE song What a band people!
Such a great song
An absolute smash ♥
Outstanding
Yup, outstanding and a thumbs up to this tune and to Primitive Man album, circa 1982.
ice house absolutely awesome band. grew up with them they so talented.
One of the best songs ever!!!
Trippy video,way ahead of its time.
Hard to believe that it's over 40 years ago I first heard this gem on the radio..
Favourite ice house song great song writer Blue light discos Mum used to drop me of miss U Gwen
I was, but still missed out on Icehouse. Never saw a single thing from them apart from Hey Little Girl.
Same happened with The Associates. Didnt hear them until the mid 90's in England. That's even a bigger sin. The Comsat Angles i only discovered around 2008 or so. It makes me sick to think about.
I own this single classic
Loved it then, Love it now.